ibabaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From ibaba + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔibabaˈʔan/ [ʔɪ.bɐ.bɐˈʔan] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ʔibaˈbaʔan/ [ʔɪ.bɐˈba.ʔɐn] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: i‧ba‧ba‧an

Noun

ibabaán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) place under; underneath; under part
    Synonym: ilalim
    Antonym: itaas
  2. (dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) lower part
    Synonyms: lapag, sahig
  3. (geography, dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) low-lying areas; downwards; foot
    Synonyms: ibaba, paanan
  4. (dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) area below; downtown
    Antonym: ilaya

Alternative forms

  • kaiba-ibabaan
  • kaibabaan

Verb

ibabaan (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (dialectal, Quezon) to lower; to make lower (of the position of something)
    Synonyms: babaan, pababain
  2. (dialectal, Quezon) to place in a low place; to bring down
    Synonyms: babaan, ilapag
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